Tando Velaphi

Tando Yuji Velaphi ( born April 17, 1987 in Perth ) is an Australian football player. The goalkeeper plays since 2007 in the A-League for Perth Glory.

Career

Velaphi, the Zimbabwean and Japanese ancestors, grew up in Perth and trained towards the end of his youth at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. His active career began in the goalie Perth SC in the Football West State League, the top division of the state of Western Australia. In early 2007 he played on loan for a short time when professional club Queensland Roar and came there to a league use. In the summer of 2007 Velaphi was obliged Perth Glory.

After Perth to season 2011/12 Danny Vukovic committed to Velaphi decided to change clubs and Melbourne Victory joined to. There he came into the season break to four inserts AFC Champions League 2011, but withdrew in preparation for the 2011/12 season a stress fracture in his shin and fell for the majority of the season. Melbourne, meanwhile, undertook Ante Covic to represent him. Only in the last two days of the season, as the play-offs were already no longer accessible, Velaphi was used. Under the new coach Ange Postecoglou initially received Velaphis rival Thomas Lawrence preference after he goofed several times with a 0:5 defeat, Velaphi came on Matchday 3 against Adelaide United to train. Only a short time later, the club undertook but with Nathan Coe another goalkeeper who rose immediately to the goalkeeper.

With the U-20 national team of Australia's goalkeeper participated in the AFC Youth Championship 2006 in India and in part replaced from the second batch Mitchell Langerak in goal. The team ultimately failed in the quarterfinals to South Korea and thus missed the qualification for the World Cup finals. In qualifying for the Olympic tournament in China in 2008 Velaphi belonged in 13 of the 14 qualifying matches as a substitute goalkeeper Danny Vukovic in the squad behind the Australian Olympic team (U -23), the so-called Olyroos. In his nomination for the Olympic football tournament in 2008, he benefited from a lock of Vukovic, who had been locked after a referee assault for several months and moved Velaphi for this after. During the tournament, he remained behind Adam Federici goalkeeper and did not at Vorrundenaus used.